Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on October 28, 2017, 02:41:19 pm
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When you are making a nock to use a stringer and want to have a single nock rather than two do you shape the nock so that the stringer part is deeper or the string part deeper? Do you leave a bit of a lump in the middle?
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I'm not sure I understand your question, except to say I actually only do a double nock (only on the top, stringer loop can lay over the bowstring on bottom nock). That said, the top stringer nock is "barely there". Just enough of a groove on the surface, not sides of tip, for the string to grab . Doesn't need to be nearly as deep as a regular groove and is much prettier that way.
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If you had a single nock it seems like it would prevent the real string from seating correctly and give you trouble removing the stringer to boot.
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I just seem to remember the top nock looking like two nocks cut into one groove, if that makes any sense.
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I just looked through every image that google would give me for "bow nocks" and found nothing. Musta dreamt it ;D ;D
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I just seem to remember the top nock looking like two nocks cut into one groove, if that makes any sense.
I'm sure that's just an individual variation.
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Should one attempt to make such top shallow groove on self bow without tip reinforcements?
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Horn nocks.
I do two grooves on the upper limb and one bigger groove on the lower limb.
The big grooves started off as two grooves cut right next to each other with a tile saw, then enlarged with a small chainsaw file and the 'hump' inbetween them reduced down to almost nothing. Go good on the upper limb tho.
It works perfectly.
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Horn nocks.
I do two grooves on the upper limb and one bigger groove on the lower limb.
The big grooves started off as two grooves cut right next to each other with a tile saw, then enlarged with a small chainsaw file and the 'hump' inbetween them reduced down to almost nothing. Go good on the upper limb tho.
It works perfectly.
+1
Here's the last bottom nock I did
(But some times I'll have 2 grooves in the bottom nock too)
Del
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Top nock, make it a double;
(https://i.imgur.com/XgB7h03.jpg)
Bottom nock, make it wider to accommodate the stringer and the string;
(https://i.imgur.com/NyZViOA.jpg)